Voters Choose Nima Dorjee, P.Eng., as President-Elect

Calgary resident Nima Dorjee, P.Eng., will become President-Elect on April 28 at the APEGA Annual General Meeting in Calgary. Professional Members made the decision in the 2017 APEGA Election, with the second-highest level of participation in the last decade.

Mr. Dorjee, Executive Director and President of the Project Tibet Society, has served APEGA in many capacities, including Vice-President and Councillor.

Also at the AGM, Jane Tink, P.Eng., of Okotoks, will be sworn in as the 98th President of APEGA. In 2016, voters elected Ms. Tink as President-Elect, which means she automatically becomes President this year.

John Rhind, P.Geol., of Calgary, will continue as Vice-President for the 2017-2018 term, voters decided.

A total of 10,362 eligible voters cast ballots in the 2017 election, which ended on Sunday, March 19, after a month of electronic polling. The percentage of voters who took part was 17.9 per cent, up 2.9 percentage points over 2016.

"Voter turnout is a key Member engagement indicator — it is measurable and visible," said Interim CEO Heidi Yang, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.). "Member engagement is essential for us to maintain our privilege of self-regulation, and I am encouraged by the turnout for the 2017 APEGA Election."